Lady in the Water

This quote is an example of literal imagery, because it allows the readers to imagine the smell of blood that Lady Macbeth is trying to rid her hand of. By saying that no perfume can take the smell away, Shakespeare gives readers a vivid experience that appeals directly to their sense of smell. This quote is also a hyperbole and displays figurative

Lady Macbeth is a multifaceted character because she begins as kind and equal, becomes evil and manipulative but is finally guilty and takes her own life. Initially, Lady Macbeth is shown to be a nurturing counterpart to Macbeth. Macbeth regards her as his “dearest partner of greatness,” showing how they care for and equally respect one another. She is also ambitious, like Macbeth, stating, “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be what thou art promised.” Though this shows her ambition, it also

figurative language is used to help convey the theme of isolation, bringing up the past and slavery. A figurative language is used in part 1 to characterize her and using the senses, an old little lady that walked into the room was described as looking “bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and that of a pallid hue. Her eyes, lost in the fatty ridges of her face, looked like two small pieces of coal pressed into a lump of dough as they moved from one face

construction of both characters, typically for Lady Macbeth as her characteristics converse heavily with women during the Elizabethan period. Shakespeare continually uses the motif of blood, to represent the concept of guilt, in order to preview the complexity of the Macbeth family’s character. The excessiveness of greed can consume a character’s morals forcefully dispatching them into a sense of guilt. This is significantly seen through the consequences of Lady Macbeth’s manipulative acts towards Macbeth

Macbeth, William Shakespeare utilizes the blood motif to demonstrate the continuous feelings of guilt felt by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and to distinguish the changes in the characters. The purpose of blood is to represent guilt. Shakespeare uses blood as a way to convey guilt and murder. The following quotes are examples of blood imagery representing the guilt Macbeth and Lady Macbeth feels after killing blameless people. Shakespeare demonstrates the strong imagery of blood in Act 2 scene 2, “What

high-pitched voice filled with excitement, unclasping her cloak. Let’s go for a swim! It’s not all that cold.” “That isn’t a good idea.” Maxen’s voice sounded stern. “Why not?” She splashed water at him but the water didn’t quite reach. “You come down here to swim each morning. The king told me. This’ll feel like bath water to you.” “I’m sorry, it cannot be done. There’s a protocol, a way in which things must happen,” explain Maxen.

to Maine when I was around 10 .It's a gorgeous place but the water is frigid, and it took a couple of trips before I was willing to go in the water. I was finally inspired to do this because of a beach I found. It was so serene, so natural. I happened to have no bathing suit, but this was the kind of beach where you knew something like that wouldn't matter. So I took off my clothes, set them on some rocks, and then slipped into the water. It was freezing. I was only able to stand it for about 10 minutes

Today, many people, when they think of the unicorn, picture something out of a child’s fantasy; something that can not and has not existed. However, as scientists look back on cultures around the world, they find something very different. They find evidence from countries far apart, that the unicorn was extraordinarily popular, and that many believed in its existence (“Myth and Origin”). Though specific details of its appearance and/or behavior have differed, many aspects about unicorns

Macbeth Role of Blood Play The violence and the blood that results are important symbols in Shakespeare's Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The blood imagery for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is guilty, murder, remouse and power. It shows Macbeth had killed King Duncan, Banquo and the Guards to get what he want for him to be a king in Shakespeare. Lady Macbeth The story illustrates the act of murder has changed Macbeth’s character. But it no longer does the blood connote an image of ambition; it now symbolizes

Lady Macbeth might just be the cause of King Duncan’s death. Although it is indirectly, she does seem to control Macbeth into doing her will. This is not to say Macbeth did not want to be king, she just pushed that thought further ahead. In act 1 scene 7 , Lady Macbeth confronts Macbeth because he is doubting himself. Lady Macbeth counters this by attacking his ego, and calling him not a man at all. She makes Macbeth shove away his morals for his goal to become the king. Following in the next